…years, have had the very toughest of times. So where does that leave us? An immediate focus must of course be to address the ongoing consequences of the pandemic –…
Education at the conferences
…the two main political parties, Labour and Conservative, their conferences could not have felt more different to last year. In 2016, the Conservatives were full of hope having just elected…
Mixed results in study of disadvantaged pupils in academy chains
…in 11 chains outperformed those in mainstream schools at GCSE, the charity says. Ministers said academies were transforming millions of pupils’ lives. In-depth analysis compared the results at 156 academies…
Election consensus and challenges
…All the main parties broadly support a strong degree of autonomy for schools and will continue with academies. Labour may not introduce new free schools, but will allow new academies…
Sir Peter Lampl Speaks at HMC Conference
…Other countries, particularly in Asia, have improved faster. The UK languishes in 25th place in the OECD’s league tables for reading and in 28th place for maths. This does not…
Two thirds of 11-16 year olds have university finance fears – New Sutton Trust/Ipsos Mori survey
…cost of higher education. Graduates face debts of over £40,000 with the higher fees and many will be paying for their university studies into their fifties. “While there may have…